South Asian Canadian sawmill workers

Transcription of interview with Sukhwinder Bolla discusses his personal background, working in Canadian sawmills and the various roles he had in sawmills. Bolla also discusses his wages, his co-workers, discrimination in Canada, and his hardships. He concludes by mentioning the advantages of working in sawmills and his life in Canada.

Narrative of Sukhwinder Bolla discusses his personal background, working in sawmills and the trucking industry. Bolla also mentions his wages, discrimination in Canada and the advantages of working in sawmills.

Audio interview with Sukh Cheema. Sukh Cheema is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1969. He began working at Watkins Shake and Shingle Mill in Whonnock, B.C. He discusses his personal history, attending school in Canada, and his experience working in sawmills. Cheema also mentions his co-workers, the difference between union and non-unionized mills, and the types of work he did. He further discusses his leisure time, challenges, and hardships. Cheema concludes by mentioning the economy in the past and his family.

Transcription of interview with Sukhwinder Cheema in which he discusses his personal history, attending school in Canada, and his experience working in sawmills. Cheema also mentions his co-workers, the difference between union and non-unionized mills, and the type of work he did. He further discusses his leisure time, challenges, and hardships. Cheema concludes by mentioning the economy in the past and his family.

Narrative of Sukh Cheema discusses his educational background, experience working in sawmills, and the differences between union and non-unionized sawmills. Cheema also mentioned how he played sports in his leisure time, the people he worked with, and attending university in Canada. He concludes by mentioning the overall working conditions in sawmills.

Audio interview with Sukhdev Dhaliwal conducted by S.D. Dhaliwal is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1949. Dhaliwal began working in a sawmill in Youbou, B.C. He discusses his personal history, educational background, and experience working in a sawmill in Canada. Dhaliwal also mentions living in bunkhouses, his co-workers, and his wages. He also discusses the types of jobs he had, discrimination in Canada, and his leisure time with family/friends.

Transcription of interview with Sukhdev Singh Dhaliwal in which he discusses his personal history, educational background, and working in a sawmill in Canada. Dhaliwal also mentions living in bunkhouses, his co-workers, and his wages. He talks about the types of jobs he had, discrimination in Canada, and his leisure time with family/friends.

Narrative of Sukhdev Singh Dhaliwal discusses his personal history and schooling in Canada. Dhaliwal also mentions his co-workers at the sawmills, his wages, and marriage. He speaks about the jobs he had while working in a sawmill and the discrimination South Asian men faced in Canada. Dhaliwal concludes by discussing purchasing his own business, a gas station.

Audio interview with Sukhdarshan Singh Gill conducted by SB. Gill is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1968. He began working at a sawmill once he arrived in Canada. Gill discusses his immigration and family history. Gill also discusses the roles he had while working in sawmills and his wages. He mentions a strike that happened while he was working in a sawmill. Gill concludes by discussing how he learned how to cook his own meals and the people he worked with.

Transcription of interview with Sukhdarshan Singh Gill in which he discusses his immigration and family history. Gill speaks about the roles he had while working in sawmills as well as his wages. He also mentions a strike that happened while he was working in a sawmill. Gill concludes by discussing how he learned how to cook his own meals and the people he worked with.